The three-year deal means all food waste from Sainsbury’s will be sent to AD plants around the country.
The deal will see food waste collected from Sainsbury’s distribution centres across the UK, then processed to produce renewable energy to power homes and businesses.
None of the food waste from Sainsbury’s supermarkets is sent to landfill, but some of it goes to other waste from energy processes. This new deal will ensure all of it is sent for AD.
Neil Sachdev, Sainsbury’s property director, said: “Anaerobic digestion is the most efficient way to create energy from waste, so this new contract means our food waste is being put to the best possible use.
“It has taken quite some time for us to get into a position where we are able to send all of our food waste to AD due to a lack of facilities in the UK. However, I’m pleased to see that the waste industry is catching up with demand for this green technology.”
Source: Sainsbury’s
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